The debate between city living or living in the suburbs is an on-going one: ultimately its all about match-making. Some people living in the suburbs would never live in the city in a million years, and visa versa. Then there are those in-between. Most people I speak to love both. Here are the attributes of… [Read More]
URBAN COMPASS LANGUAGE
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on February 7th, 2015 Since joining URBAN COMPASS 8 months ago, we have developed a marketing language that has become contagious: It has spread like wildfire throughout the real estate industry here and everywhere and it is something I am most proud of. People are talking in New York, Miami, Los… [Read More]
100 MILLION DOLLAR LISTING: NEW YORK REAL ESTATE RECORD!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg, President of URBAN COMPASS on January 17th, 2015 A historic moment has arrived in NEW YORK CITY: The city’s first $100 million apartment has just sold, a duplex at One57 (157 West 57th Street). We at Urban Compass are extremely proud of our very own ROY KIM, head of Urban Compass… [Read More]
WHEN SPECULATION DAMPENS MARKETS
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on October 24th, 2014 Speculation can be a powerful thing: as New Yorkers awaken this morning to the reality that the first local EBOLA case has been identified, many are wondering what or if they have been exposed in some way to this deadly disease? Did you walk… [Read More]
SEEN FROM THE WINDOW OF 146 WAVERLY PLACE.
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on September 14th 2014 As you peer out of the window of 146 Waverly Place, the remarkable townhouse being renovated to perfection, designed by architect Wayne Turett, you catch a glimpse of the property at 27 Christopher Street a few doors away that just traded hands for $45… [Read More]
NEIMAN MARCUS GOES WEST: HUDSON YARDS MANHATTAN LUXE!
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on September 4th, 2014 Where will all those chic new homeowners coming to West Chelsea do their shopping? Neiman’s of course! A quick hop onto the Highline Park will take swell Chelsea dwellers a few streets north to Hudson Yards. Yes, its official: Neiman Marcus is coming to the West Side… [Read More]
THE INFLUENCE OF HOTELS ON LUXURY APARTMENT BUYERS
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on August 27th, 2014 I am currently comfortably settled in my hotel room at the tip of a peninsula overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the famous Faraglioni rocks of Capri. Looking around this room I am reminded why so many buyers of luxury real estate around the world use the quality… [Read More]
THE INNOVATION ECONOMY: IS TECHNOLOGY NEW YORK'S FUTURE?
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on August 19th, 2014 There can be no doubt that technology has become a key driving force and growth sector for the New York economy (and the world in general). A city that was once almost entirely reliant on the financial sector for high paying jobs is seeing tech catch up… [Read More]
URBAN COMPASS ON BLOOMBERG TODAY
Posted by Leonard Steinberg on July 28th, 2014 Robert Reffkin, co-founder of URBAN COMPASS on BLOOMBERG TV this morning: http://www.bloomberg.com/video/urban-compass-raises-40-million-wQX3TpTYRNS~IIv1G8JFwg.html
LIMESTONE COMES TO WEST CHELSEA
Posted by Leonard Steinberg of URBAN COMPASS on July 20th, 2014 Limestone, a facade material most associated with tony Park Avenue and Fifth Avenue uptown buildings has emerged in……of all places….West Chelsea, Downtown New York! Very few buildings Downtown boast this beautiful material: 15 Central Park West clad its entire facade in Limestone to emulate… [Read More]